1941 · Movie · 1h 51m · NR

Ball of Fire

Name: Ball of Fire
Director: Howard Hawks
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: 1941
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall

89Critics

7.8Audience

My take

You’ll likely enjoy Ball of Fire if you want a fast, charming screwball comedy mixing bookish academics with nightclub slang and romance; Not for you if you dislike wordplay-driven humor or prefer cleaner, modern romantic comedies like Midnight or Ninotchka.

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Trailer

Cast

Barbara StanwyckGary CooperOskar HomolkaHenry TraversS.Z. SakallTully MarshallLeonid KinskeyRichard Haydn

Director

Howard Hawks

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